Elementary Geometry for College Students (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 9781285195698
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-569-8

Chapter 8 - Section 8.5 - More Area Relationships in the Circle - Exercises - Page 380: 42

Answer

254 $ft^2$

Work Step by Step

The goat can make a half circle with a radius of 12 feet and a quarter circle with a radius of 6 feet. Thus, we obtain: $A = \pi (\frac{12^2}{2} + \frac{6^2}{4}) \approx 254 $
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